Sub-Saharan Africa bears 70% of the global HIV burden with KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) identified as
the epicenter of this pandemic. HIV related nephropathy (HIVRN) exceeds any other causes of
kidney diseases responsible for end ...

Introduction and aims.
South Africa is the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
(15.7%) are the second cause of maternal deaths of which pre-eclampsia represents 83%. Normal
pregnancy ...

HIV and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, in particular pre-eclampsia, are the main causes of maternal mortality in South Africa. In HIV associated pre-eclampsia, it is biologically plausible that the immune activation ...